Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 12.200.32

बाहुभ्यां क्षत्रियशतं वैश्यानामूरुतः शतम् ।
पद्भ्यां शूद्रशतं चैव केशवो भरतर्षभ ॥ ३२ ॥

bāhubhyāṃ kṣatriyaśataṃ vaiśyānāmūrutaḥ śatam |
padbhyāṃ śūdraśataṃ caiva keśavo bharatarṣabha || 32 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...auspicious and beautiful woman, O Sakra, is seen to pass her life in misery. Similarly, an ugly woman with every inauspicious mark is seen to pass her days in great happiness. That we have now become so is not...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.200.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahu, Kshatriya, Shata, Vaishya, Tas, Pat, Pad, Shudra, Keshava, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.200.32). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “bāhubhyāṃ kṣatriyaśataṃ vaiśyānāmūrutaḥ śatam
  • bāhubhyām -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • kṣatriya -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaiśyānām -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vaiśya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ūru -
  • ūru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “padbhyāṃ śūdraśataṃ caiva keśavo bharatarṣabha
  • padbhyām -
  • pat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • śūdra -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • keśavo* -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.200.32

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.200.32 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾಹುಭ್ಯಾಂ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಶತಂ ವೈಶ್ಯಾನಾಮೂರುತಃ ಶತಮ್ ।
ಪದ್ಭ್ಯಾಂ ಶೂದ್ರಶತಂ ಚೈವ ಕೇಶವೋ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ ೩೨ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 12.200.32 in Bengali sript:
বাহুভ্যাং ক্ষত্রিযশতং বৈশ্যানামূরুতঃ শতম্ ।
পদ্ভ্যাং শূদ্রশতং চৈব কেশবো ভরতর্ষভ ॥ ৩২ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 12.200.32 in Gujarati sript:
બાહુભ્યાં ક્ષત્રિયશતં વૈશ્યાનામૂરુતઃ શતમ્ ।
પદ્ભ્યાં શૂદ્રશતં ચૈવ કેશવો ભરતર્ષભ ॥ ૩૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.200.32 in Malayalam sript:
ബാഹുഭ്യാം ക്ഷത്രിയശതം വൈശ്യാനാമൂരുതഃ ശതമ് ।
പദ്ഭ്യാം ശൂദ്രശതം ചൈവ കേശവോ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൩൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.200.32 in Telugu sript:
బాహుభ్యాం క్షత్రియశతం వైశ్యానామూరుతః శతమ్ ।
పద్భ్యాం శూద్రశతం చైవ కేశవో భరతర్షభ ॥ ౩౨ ॥

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